EIST 6101 - Adult Learning
Course Reading Guide 8


READING GUIDE #8
ADULT LEARNING

 Malcolm S. Knowles Text      5th Edition
Chapter #8
Text Pages 153-179
Beyond Andragogy

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 1.      According to Jonasson & Grabowski, what are the four levels of cognitive differences?

 

2.      Describe Horn & Catwell’s theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence.

 

3.      What does research show as far as an increase or decrease in intelligence throughout a person’s lifetime?

  

4.      A. What are the seven types of intelligence?

 B.     What do critics say about these intelligences?

 5.      Explain the difference between field dependent and field independent learners.

 6.      What are the characteristics of field dependent learners?

 7.      According to James & Galbraith (1985), what are the seven elements to acquiring information?

8.      Describe the characteristics of global and analytic processors.

 9.      Who developed a learning style inventory primarily for children?

 10.  What instrument that assesses personality has a strong research base?

 11.  Describe the best uses of learning style instruments.

 12.  A.  Describe Gibbon’s three kinds of learning.

 

  1. Describe Gibbon’s three aspects of learning.

 

  1. Describe Gibbon’s three domains of learning.

 

13.   How does understanding life changes help adult educators?

 14.  According to Levinson’s Life Task Model, what question do people in the 40-45 age group ask?  What stage are you in?

 15.  According to Erikson, what identity stage are you currently in?

 16.  Define dialectic thinking.


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